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Decision of the United StatesSupreme Court batting segregation in public transportation. My street mate on that Greyhound Bus you must understand in 1961 black people and white people could be seated together. When you get out of washington to travel to virginia to North Carolina, alabama, mississippi, wewere on our way to new orleans. So we didnt have any problems for the most part until we got to rockville. And a little place in charlotte North Carolina, it was a sizable city, a young africanamerican man attempted to get a shoeshine in a socalled white barbershop that was in a socalled white waiting room. He was arrested and taken to jail. The next day the jury dismissed the charges against him but my seatmate ....
University of nevada are participating, welcome and thank you for joining us. The video is being recorded and will be posted for video later. I have always been very interested in the issue that we will focus on tonight, that is diversity and Public Service. And i spent most of my career working in the political trenches looking around and seen a lack of representation it always struck me on the political side and the policy side and tonight we are thrilled to be joined by senator cortez masto to talk about these issues she is well versed in them and spent her career fightingg for issues and for members of underrepresented communities, the first latina ever in the United States senate up until a few minutes ago reportedly being considered for the Vice President to be running mate on joe bidens ticket. But were excited to ....
This was hosted by georgetown university. Welcome everyone who is watching us tonight here on zoom as well as on youtube, facebook and twitter. On zoom, we have members of the Georgetown Community but also excited to have students and members of the community from a couple of nevada universities. Unlv and university of nevada at reno are also participating. Welcome. Thank you for joining us. So everyone is aware, the video is being recorded and will be posted for viewing later. I have always been very interested in the issue that were going to be focused on tonight, diversity in Public Service. As a person of color myself who spent most of my career working in the political trenches, looking around and seeing a lack of representation always struck me. On the political side, on the policy side. So tonight were thrilled to be joined by senator cortez masto to talk about s ....
Welcome everyone who is watching us tonight here on zoom as well as on youtube, facebook and twitter. On zoom, we have members of the Georgetown Community but also excited to have students and members of the community from a couple of nevada universities. Unlv and university of nevada at reno are also participating. Welcome. Thank you for joining us. So everyone is aware, the video is being recorded and will be posted for viewing later. I have always been very interested in the issue that were going to be focused on tonight, diversity in Public Service. As a person of color myself who spent most of my career working in the political trenches, looking around and seeing a lack of representation always struck me. On the political side, on the policy side. So tonight were thrilled to be joined by senator cortez masto to talk about some of these issues. Shes well versed in t ....
[applause] good morning, my brothers and sisters. That not good enough. Good morning and my brothers and sisters. The faith that they past has brought us. We will, we will, we will, march on. Until victory is won. Blog i welcome you on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation, youre at the legislative conference, conference that you could not afford to miss, and be reminded and still i rise. Welcome you again and delighted you have come for the focus of todays discussion is fighting the systemic destruction of our civil rights. It is very timely, it is urgent, and im confident that well have a productive discussion. Early this mark i was at the time onof our missions for homeless men here in washington, dc, along with the Congressional Black Caucus foundation spouses. I said to them, we must live with hope, but when you see individuals, wher ....